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LOT 0286
Islamic Illuminated Kufic Manuscript Page from the Qur'an
13TH CENTURY A.D.
9 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. (7.4 grams, 25 x 17.5 cm).
Rectangular vellum leaf with liquid gold text and ornament, rectangular grid with liquid gold, red and green ink border, gold text with red diacritics; recto with additional panel of text in liquid gold, yellow, red and blue.
ProvenanceFrom an important family collection started in the late 1950s.
Property of a West London, UK, gentleman.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12280-220413.
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LOT 0286
Islamic Illuminated Kufic Manuscript Page from the Qur'an
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,210
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